Subject: Elton John

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  June 26, 2008

• What's The Big Announcement?

  So we Phoenix media types have been summoned to the U.S. Airways Center Thursday for "a major 2009 concert announcement" at 11:30 a.m. And oh what a press conference it will be, with free lunch and entertainment by The Big Bang as well as the Phoenix Suns dance team and their Gorilla mascot.This morning, our contact over at Live Nation, the always-charming Sarita Ray, even dropped off a box with two chocolate pianos (white and milk) and a paper flier.I'm not sure if I'm excited or frightened. Le

  December 2, 2008

• Billy Joel and Elton John Coming to U.S. Airways Together

  On Tuesday we told you about the big announcement we'd been summoned down to U.S. Airways Center for: free lunch, entertainment by The Big Bang as well as the Phoenix Suns dance team and their Gorilla mascot. Hell, they even brought us two little chocolate pianos and a flier to promote the press conference.And what was the big news? As predicted in the comments section, it's the Billy Joel and Elton John Face To Face 2009 tour, a reprisal of their team tours begun in 1995 and last on the roa

  December 4, 2008

• Elton John/Billy Joel Press Conference Part II

  So, announced earlier through a brief post that went up while we were still at the U.S. Airways Center, Billy Joel and Elton John are coming to town on March 26. It's the latest iteration of a tour Billboard labeled the most successful pairing of all time, and should be a fun night of music. Really, though, this press conference deserves a little more attention than we gave it earlier. Live Nation pulled out all the stops: a gorilla dressed as Elton John, a speech by a guy who I thought was Mr.

  December 4, 2008

• Dec. 4 In Blogs: Speed Cameras, Elton John, Billy Joel, Wineburgers, Roy Warden and More

  We understand that in the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. Worry not! We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries: Valley Fever:Sources: Scottsdale Republic Going From Five to Four Days a Week; Editor Roles Shifting Glendale Man Arrested on Suspicion of Hammering Speed Camera With Pickax: Hero or Villain? Up on the Sun:Elton John/Billy Joel Press Conference Part II Jordin Sparks, Other Phoenix Mu

  December 4, 2008

• Scottsdale's Scott MacIntyre Blindingly Good On 'Idol'

  So, it'd be easy to reduce blind singer Scott MacIntyre to a series of puns about his visual impairment (read: the title of his post). Lots of other bloggers refer to him as Blind Guy, and he's actually got a good sense of self-deprication about the whole thing, so we don't think he would really mind a few blind jokes at his expense (see: Telling Seadouche to give him a high five. "I'm a stationary target!" he says). But here's the thing: unlike other Idol contestants who milk their backstory fo

  March 4, 2009

• Why You Have To Pay So Much for Good Seats

  On March 11, the Wall Street Journal ran an article titled "Concert Tickets Get Set Aside, Marked Up by Artists, Managers" written by Ethan Smith. In it, Smith explains the practice of large promoters, Ticketmaster, and artists teaming up to take the best seats at concerts and then not selling them through regular outlets at face value, but instead selling the tickets through the "secondary market" while pretending to be fan-sold tickets at greatly higher prices (this is otherwise known as scalp

  March 12, 2009

• Concert Calendar for This Weekend: Billy Joel, Elton John, JFA, Mega 104.3's Spring Jam, and More

  The Lives of Famous Men are scheduled to perform tonight at Chyro Arts Venue in Scottsdale. As music editor Martin Cizmar mentioned in his post earlier today, the slate of concerts scheduled to go down from tonight until Sunday kinda pales in comparison to the overwhelming assortment of superstars who'll be in town next weekend. But while this weekend's line-up of major music and comedy events doesn't have any major music festivals, it does boast a few big names (such as the piano-pop pairing

  March 26, 2009

• Billy Joel and Elton John Show Lacks Special Moments

  Luke Holwerda In 1994, when Billy Joel and Elton John first took the stage together in Philadelphia, it was quite a novelty. Two piano-playing singer-songwriters -- who've each sold more than 100 million records on their own -- together in concert! Wowza!Five tours and 15 years later, the newness is gone. Last night's Face 2 Face Tour stop at U.S. Airways Arena was nothing if not predictable, from "Yankee Doodle Dandy" playing as Joel took the stage through the awkward hugs after the closer, "Pi

  March 27, 2009

• Bruce Springsteen Makes Everyone a Little Nostalgic at Jobing

  Victor PalaganoSee more shots from the show in our Bruce Springsteen slide show. Maybe it was the bouncing beach balls that reminded me of my first concert experiences (seeing the Kokomo-era Beach Boys) or maybe it was the inclusion of a relatively obscure song by glam-punks D Generation (the band who headlined my first-ever club concert) in the before-set house music, but something about Bruce Springsteen's show at Jobing.com Arena last night got me feeling no

  April 4, 2009

• Billy Joel and Elton John Stop Being Polite and Start Being Real

  March 26, 2009

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• The Diva in Mr. John

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• Former Format Frontman's New Band, Fun, Starts Touring Tomorrow

  That Format-size hole in the heart of Phoenix music fans is about to get a little healing. Fun, the new NYC-based project by The Format's Nate Ruess, with ex-Anathallo multi-instrumentalist Andrew Dost and Steel Train's Jack Antonoff, will embark on a 34-date tour with Manchester Orchestra tomorrow.Their first record isn't due until August, released this coming but the band is offering a free download of the Elton John-ish "At Least I'm Not As Sad (As I Used To Be)" by joining the band's mailin

  April 20, 2009

• R. Kelly Tracklist, Juggalos Gather, Elton John Plays With Alice In Chains

  Idolator: The Juggalos Gather: "Why Do They Hate Us? We're Just In A Forest Getting Drunk, Having Fun, And They Hate Us For It" Electric Mustache: mp3: Peter, Bjorn and John "Nothing" (Woodhands Remix) Idolator: Michael Jackson Movie To Touch Down In Theaters Just In Time For Halloween Idolator: Is The R. Kelly Tracklisting Floating Around The Internet For Real? NME: Elton John plays piano on new Alice In Chains song Pitchfork: Morrissey: Don't Buy My Box Sets Pitchfork: Spike Jonze-Directed Kan

  August 11, 2009